If Franken was innocent, then he woulda told Schumer to go piss up a rope. He wasn’t, and did the honorable thing by getting out before the GOP could seize the narrative.

I love how Mayer’s article, and others, point out that Franken wrote and performed a sketch in which his character nonconsensually kisses the female character, and performed it for years before performing it with Tweeden, and this is somehow *not* proof that he’s a creep that likes to touch women without their…

Then why did he resign? I mean, literally the thirty-five Senators said, “Resign now or we’ll have to open an investigation,” because that’s literally the only consequence they could bring to bear on him. He resigned. Now he’s wishing there was an investigation. I get that hindsight is 20/20, but let’s not pretend he…

Excellent work here, Anna!

He quit before the "due process" process could process his case. But, nice try.

I hope you appreciate the gesture.

It’s just bizarre that she framed it as “the untold story” behind Tweeden’s allegations, when almost none of the story she was telling about Tweeden was new. It was all rehashed in depth at the time; the idea that it was politically motivated, and spread by people with political agendas, and that parts of her story…

Y’know, if Franken wanted due process so much, he could have stayed in office and demanded an investigation. It’s almost like he really wanted to duck out of the public eye for a while, then use his media connections to rewrite history to make himself seem more sympathetic!

Anna, first on the topic.

I read the article. I’m very liberal in my politics, liked Franken & loved that he backed Jeff Sessions into a corner. I believe the women. He obviously is one of those touchy feely grabby guys just like Bush senior was. I play cards with a group & one of the husbands is always trying to hug me & put his arm around…

I wonder if we’re not all just playing that old game where we whisper secrets around a room to see how much they change from beginning to end.  I was so frustrated for you, Anna, reading through this story. And the hills some people will choose to die on!  I was part of a minor scandal that made the papers for a…

I take issue with the fact that GP makes gobs of cash off of exploiting other women’s body insecurities. She wants to seem like she’s one of us only to make her audience more comfortable parting ways with their money. She can go suck a jade egg. 

I hope you “gently suggested” they cover up their fucking shit mouths instead

Indeed, what I’ve heard from some progressive/leftist writers I follow, like Kathleen Geier, is that they know journalists who had a bunch more women ready to come forward. The eight that did were probably just the tip of the iceberg.

There are definitely people out there faking it. If you take 5 minutes to look through someone’s followers, comments, likes, etc. it’s easy to see.

I don’t mind influencers ‘cheating’ companies. Work that hustle if you can - but know how to actually do it properly and who to be talking to.

Funny because when corporations scam people no one cares. In fact, it’s all your fault for being so stupid.

She may not actually be pansexual, she just can’t tell who anybody is.

I hate to state the obvious here. But if brand marketing wasn’t a completely worthless profession, and brand marketers were even semi-capable of building demand for their products in a legitimate manner—without having to pay idiots like influencers to pretend they like things—this wouldn’t be an issue. But of course,…

Don’t I know it! I cancelled my wedding when my outspoken feminist ex-fiancee pointed a gun at me.